Jim Wagner

McAfee.com is getting a leg up on its competition, announcing Tuesday its strategy to bring security to distributed computing and Web services networks. In what is becoming an industry standard, McAfee.com is launching a free download to introduce new users to the new strategy before charging for the service: SecurityCenter, a Web-based application that scans […]

The Federal Communications Commission slapped a $100,000 fine on SBC Communications for intentionally not providing a sworn statement to accompany a recent filing, the agency reported Monday afternoon. The fine comes five months after the federal organization warned SBC it would fine the carrier if it did not provide sworn verification “of the truth and […]

Still hunting for buyers, Asia Global Crossing is delaying interest payment on $408 million of senior notes due in 2010, officials announced Monday. Obviously, recent reports of a joint buyout by four investors aren’t proceeding as smoothly as expected, with the list of potential suitors shrinking by the week. Officials at the former Global Crossing […]

French equipment manufacturer Alcatel has the answer to software upgrades and network downtime crashing networks, announcing Monday a router that delivers ‘non-stop’ routing for three delivery protocols The Alcatel Carrier Environment Internet System (ACEIS) gives companies that require rock-solid connectivity for IP data transfers, ranging from e-commerce purchases to financial transactions, without worry over dropouts. […]

Juniper Networks might be the second-largest equipment manufacturer and supplier in the U.S., but that couldn’t save the company from an industry-wide fallout that saw its revenues drop 63 percent in the past year. The company announced its dismal first quarter 2002 results at a press conference Thursday: $46 million in net losses, and pro […]

The Web services industry got a boost with the introduction Thursday of a new security standard by three high-tech leaders. Microsoft , IBM and VeriSign released WS-Security to the world, putting to rest some of the questions surrounding the adoption of next-generation application services. Though the three companies plan on sending the security plan to […]

Microsoft released Wednesday its latest security patch affecting bug-prone Internet Information Server’s active server pages (ASP) function. This is the second, all-encompassing IIS patch for the software giant, a company that’s come under heat for repeated security breaches in its operating systems, Internet browser and IIS applications over the years. The 10 vulnerabilities, found by […]

Since the advent of high-speed Internet access via digital subscriber line (DSL), telecom providers have been excited about the possibility of providing television over copper wires and cutting into the profits only the cable industry has been able to enjoy to date. Lucent Technologies hopes to deliver on the promise of video over DSL (VDSL) […]

Deciding they like the sound of their names combined, and the attendant revenues such a bond would create, SBC Communications and Yahoo! executives strengthened ties to each other with a contract expansion that runs into business broadband services. According to SBC officials, small business customers make up 25 percent of its total Internet subscribers. With […]

While Ethernet acceptance in the U.S. has been slow to date, several deals announced by Cisco Systems Inc. , Tuesday show carriers in Europe and Southwest Asia are willing to take a chance on the technology. One of those companies is Dubai Internet City, based in a country known more for its 100 percent foreign […]

United Online , the relatively new face of free Internet service providers (ISPs) Juno and NetZero, continues to make leaps and bounds in its transition from free services provider to a more conventional model. On Monday, the company announced a three-year, multi-million dollar deal with Level 3 Communications to beef up its POP presence around […]

Executives at British Telecom, the U.K.’s version of the incumbent local exchange carrier (ILEC), announced Monday a 16.7 percent workforce reduction to bring costs in line and return to profitability within the next three years. The news comes as no surprise to anyone in the industry as it marks the carrier’s addition to the ranks […]